President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
The message is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
FrontPage reports that Azuta-Mbata, a former senator, represented Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007.
He was elected as president of the preeminent pan-Igbo socio-cultural group at its meeting in Enugu on Friday.
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Onanuga said President Tinubu also congratulated the group on the successful leadership transition and enjoined the new leaders to uphold the principles of their predecessors.
The president recognised the critical role of socio-cultural organisations in nation-building; hence, his commitment to promoting dialogue among ethnic nationalities.
President Tinubu wished the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success “as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task.”
